Syrup-jar.



No. 677,8I5. Patented luly 2, |901.. J. W. SUTTON.

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UNITED STATES ATENT f trice.

JOSHUA IV. SUTTON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERI- CAN SODA FOUNTAIN COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SYRU P-VJAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters Patent No. 677,815, dated July '2, 1901.

Application filed November 30, 1900. Serial No. 38,103. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ 107mm/ 25 may 007106772.' Near its lower end the operating-rod is pro-V Be it known that I, JOSHUA 1WEEKS SUT- vided with an elastic disk 12, which normally 55 TON, a citizen of the United States, residing makes a tight joint with the lower end of the in the borough of Brooklyn, in the city and measuring-chamber to prevent the liquid State of New York, have invented a certain therein from escaping through the orifice 7. new and useful Improvement in Syrup-.T ars, Said rod is also provided with an elastic ring of which the following is a specification. 13, which engages the seat 8 when the rod 6o My invention relates to various new and is elevated, whereby liquid is prevented from useful improvements in syrup-jars for use entering the measuring-chamber from the jar ro `particularly in connection with soda-Water l, while the liquidin the measuring-chamber fountains; and the invention specifically rewill be permitted to escape through the openlates to syrup-jars provided with measuringing 7. The rod is mountedand operated in 65 chambers at their lower ends, by means of any suitable way. Preferably the jar lis which a denite quantity of syrup may be provided near its top with an opening 14, x 5 withdrawn at each operation from the jar. through which the rod extends, and mounted The object of my invention is to provide a in said opening is a two-part coupling 15, the syrup-jar of this type which can be cheaply upper part of said coupling forming a bear- 7o manufactured, which will be efficient in use, ing for the rod 1l. A spring 16 presses beand the parts of which can be readily sepatween a shoulder on said rod and a washer 2o rated and detached for cleaning and repair. 18 to normally depressthe rod and engage In order that the invention may be better the valve l2 with its seat. An arm 19 may understood, attention is directed to the acbe screwed onto the upper end of the rod 11 75 eompanying drawing, showing a sectional for operating said rod in the usual way. view of the improved syrup-jar. In operation the parts will be normally in The jar 1 is of the usual form and is ordithe position shown in the drawing, the valve narily made of glass' or other vitreous mate- 13 being withdrawn from its seat and the rial. At its lower end it is provided with a valve 12 being seated, whereby the syrup 8o screw-threaded neck 2. from the jar 1 may enter the measuring-cham- 3 represents a disk, preferably of glass, ber to fill the latter. When the arm 19 is 3o which forms the top of the measuring-chamelevated to raise the rod 1l against the tenber, and between said disk and the lower end sion of the spring 16, the valve 13 will close of the threaded neck 2 is interposed an elasupon the seat `S and the valve 12 will open 85 tic packing-ring et. Beneath the disk 3is an to permit the syrup within the measuringelastic packing-ring 5, and engaging said chambervto iiow out through the opening 7 ring is the upper edge of the body 6 of the thereof.

measuring-chamber, made also preferablyof Having nowdescribed my invention,-what glass and having a contracted outlet 7, form- I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 9e ing a tapered seat above it. The disk 3 is Patent, is as follows: f formed on its lower edge with a seat 8, as Inasyrup-jar, the combination of ajar pro'- 4o shown. A .vided with a threaded neck at the lower end 9 represents a cap having a bottom flange thereof, a packed disk engaging the lower which engages beneath a rim 10, formed on end of said neck, a packed measuringchanm 95 the body of the measuring-chamber, which ber body engaging said disk, a clamping-ring cap engages the threaded neck 2, so that when for clamping the disk and body in position tightened it will hold all the'parts iirmly toupon said neck, and valves controlling the gether with tight joints. By removing the admission and exit of syrup to and from the cap the several parts forming the measuringmeasuring-body, substantially as set forth. Ico chamber can be disassembled for cleaning or This specification signed and witnessed this A repair. 23d day of November, 1900.

5o 11 represents a vertically-movable operat- JOSHUA W. SUTTON.

ing-rod made, preferably, of hard rubber, of Witnesses: hollow sections screw-threaded together for E. J. SHAUNESSY,

convenience in manufacture and assembling. JNO. A. BEAREB. 

